Gridlock: A Role-Based Lean Workflow Game Simulation
Motivate Your Team to Think Lean
Demonstrate High-Impact Lean Concepts in an Engaging Way for Any Audience
The baseline process flow in Gridlock incorporates common real-world process problems and sources of waste, like high Work-In-Process (WIP), low visibility and rework. It's up to the participants to work together to strategically determine which process changes will yield the best results.
Time To Complete
1-2 hours
Participants
5-7 Participants
Key Concepts
Introduction to Lean Thinking, 8 Wastes, Process Flow, Work-In-Process (WIP), Pull vs. Push systems, Piloting Solutions, Visual Management, The Importance of Cross-Training
A Fun and Easy Mobile-Friendly Experience
Easy to set up and fun to play, Gridlock can be run in teams of five to seven players in under two hours. As a Gridlock Facilitator, you gain access to a complete set of training materials to confidently run the simulation with minimal preparation.
Gridlock players only need a mobile device or laptop to participate in the game. No account creation necessary. Players connect to the Gridlock lobby using a link and the code created by the facilitator. Teams can work together in the same room or remotely and effectively run through the simulation. This hands-on experience is an impactful way to gain an understanding of Lean techniques and process improvement!
All-in-one platform
In Gridlock, participants become part of a contracted software development company. The small development team is experiencing rapid growth with an influx of new projects, and they need help implementing process improvement solutions to streamline their work. Players will take on one of four key roles to complete tasks over the course of three runs, purchasing upgrades between runs to improve their workflow.
Process Workflow
Requirements
The Requirements role gathers information and collects voice of the customer data to create projects with clear specifications.
As the simulation progresses, participants can select upgrades to improve requirements by gathering better VOC data.
Planner
The Planner evaluates each project and breaks it into discrete tasks to be assigned to each builder.
The Planner will become a key proponent of delegation and be able to see more project information in subsequent runs.
Builders
Builders receive tasks based upon their specific skillset and complete simple math problems or web-style captchas.
Teams can choose to invest in cross training, expanding the builders' ability to complete tasks over the course of the sim.
QA
Once tasks are complete, Quality Assurance reviews each piece of work to ensure accuracy, returning defects as needed.
Upgrades to QA ensure that work is processed faster, allowing the team to reduce their WIP.
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What's Included
- Facilitator account access
- Facilitation materials
- 5 game tokens (each token for 5-7 players)
- MoreSteam customer service & support
What's Included
- Facilitator account access
- Facilitation materials & walk through video
- 1-on-1 facilitation support
- 5 game tokens (each token for 5-7 players)
- MoreSteam customer service & support
What's Included
- Simulation access
- Facilitation provided by MoreSteam
- Facilitation materials provided on request
- 5 game tokens (each token for 5-7 players)
- MoreSteam customer service & support
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